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Recent Examples of semirural
An evacuation order also was issued for residents of the Wilton area in semirural southeastern Sacramento County.
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Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2023
In the wake of apparent ruin, the family relocated from a town house in Harlem, with good furniture and servants, and a summer home on the beach, to the wilds of semirural Brooklyn.
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Willard Spiegelman,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2022
Limón is committed to giving agency to her semirural home.
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Edna Bonhomme,
The Atlantic,
1 Nov. 2022
And yet those Americans, along with their neighbors in semirural suburban communities, play an outsize role in American electoral politics.
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Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
13 June 2022
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Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2023
In the wake of apparent ruin, the family relocated from a town house in Harlem, with good furniture and servants, and a summer home on the beach, to the wilds of semirural Brooklyn.
—
Willard Spiegelman,
WSJ,
10 Nov. 2022
Limón is committed to giving agency to her semirural home.
—
Edna Bonhomme,
The Atlantic,
1 Nov. 2022
And yet those Americans, along with their neighbors in semirural suburban communities, play an outsize role in American electoral politics.
—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
13 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semirural
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Fish caught near urban areas contained nearly three times more PFOS and overall PFAS than those caught in nonurban locations, the study found.
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But so did 55 percent of the nonurban coyote feces.
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This is typical across Oregon, where the vast majority of water goes to agricultural lands.
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In California, on-the-ground enforcement for pesticide regulations is conducted by county agricultural commissioners.
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This usually centers on the likes of Jefferson and his local, agrarian ideal; James Madison and his counterbalancing factions; Alexander Hamilton and his distrust of the common people.
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The semidome panoramic windows let in views of the South Island’s agrarian landscape and the wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
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“Semirural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semirural. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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